Thuwal
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Thuwal ({{langx|ar|ثُوَل}}) is a coastal village in Jeddah Governorate, Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia, situated along the coast of Red Sea in the Hejaz region. Thuwal is 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of King Abdullah Economic City and 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Jeddah.
Overview
Thuwal had long been a fishing center until the Royal Saudi Navy reconstructed the village.{{fact|date=July 2021}}
Thuwal hosts the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), which officially opened in September 2009.{{cite news |last=Slackman |first=Michael |title=A Saudi Gamble to See if Seeds of Change Will Grow |newspaper=The New York Times |date=November 20, 2009}}
The town is also experiencing an increase in business due to its proximity to the King Abdullah Economic City.{{fact|date=July 2021}}{{when|date=July 2021}} Thuwal attracts seafood lovers to its fish restaurants.{{fact|date=July 2021}}
Transport
KAUST university
Thuwal is the home of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
(Arabic:جامعة الملك عبدالله للعلوم والتقنية jāmiʿat al-malik ʿabd al-Lāh li-l-ʿulūm wa-t-teqniyya), a private research university which was founded in 2009. The university provides research and graduate training programs in English as the official language of instruction.{{Cite web|url=https://kaust.edu.sa:443/en/about|title=About KAUST|website=kaust.edu.sa|access-date=2019-02-25}}
See also
{{Portal|Saudi Arabia}}